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Disposable Lighter at a glance
Tool Tools
Cheap disposable lighter.
Lighter - Disposable
Also known as Disposable Lighter.
Cheap disposable lighter. Where to find it and how to use it below. Updated for Build 42.21, November 2026.
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Where to find it
Houses, stores, zombies.
Town by town: loot locations.
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How to use it
BBQ and improvised battery lighters also exist.
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How to get it and use it
Cheap disposable lighter.
How to get it
Houses, stores, zombies.
Tip
BBQ and improvised battery lighters also exist.
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Where it spawns: the loot tables
Lighter - Disposable is on 24 loot tables in the game files. Share is how much of a table's total weight this item takes, before your sandbox loot settings. Each container rolls its table several times, so a bigger share and more rolls both mean you see it more often.
| Loot table | Where that table is used | Share | Rolls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Store Counter Tobacco | Convenience store (shelves); Corner Store (cupboard, shelves); Fossoil gas station (cupboard, shelves); and 5 more places | 11% | 4 |
| Gas Store Special | Gas Station (cupboard); Liquor Store (cupboard) | 9.6% | 4 |
| Safehouse Lighting | Survivor safehouse (early) (box, crate); Survivor safehouse (late game) (box); Survivor safehouse (mid game) (box, crate) | 8.3% | 4 |
| School Lockers Bad | Elementary hall (locker); Elementary school (locker); Secondary hall (locker) | 4.1% | 2 |
| Safehouse Lighting Late | Survivor safehouse (late game) (box, crate) | 3.8% | 4 |
| Office Desk Stressed | Office (desk) | 3.6% | 4 |
| Prison Cell Random | Cells (drawer); Prison cells (drawer) | 3.5% | 4 |
| Bar Counter Misc | Bar (cupboard); Twiggy's bar counter (cupboard) | 2.5% | 4 |
It is on 16 more tables with smaller shares.
On zombies: zombies in these outfits can carry it: Rocker, Fossoil, Backpacker, Grunge, Cook Generic, Cook Spiffos, Trucker, Gas 2 Go and 15 more.
Inside bags and cases: Fanny Pack, Handbag, Purse, Book, First Aid Kit - Camping and more.
Town by town: loot locations.
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Recipes: how to make it and what it makes
What it is used for
Used up as an ingredient in 27 recipes: Fire 2 Limestone, Fire 3 Bricks, Fire 4 Limestone, Fire 6 Bricks, Fire 8 Clay Tiles, Fire Clay Bar Mold, Fire Clay Blacksmith Anvil Mold, Fire Clay Bowl, Fire Clay Crucible, Fire Clay Ingot Mold, Fire Clay Jar, Fire Clay Mug, Fire Clay Pipe Segment, Fire Clay Plate and 13 more.
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Crafting and loot tables
Used in 27 recipes (as an ingredient or tool):
- Make Toothbrush Shiv
- Melt Sand
- Melt Glass
- Fire 3 Bricks
- Fire 6 Bricks
- Fire Clay Crucible
- Fire Clay Bowl
- Fire Clay Ingot Mold
- Fire Clay Bar Mold
- Fire Clay Jar
- Fire Clay Plate
- Fire Clay Mug
- Fire Clay Pipe Segment
- Fire Clay Pot
- Fire Clay Sheet Mold
- Fire Clay Shingle
- Fire Clay Tile
- Fire 8 Clay Tiles
- Fire Clay Teacup
- Fire Glass Blowing Pipe
- Fire 2 Limestone
- Fire 4 Limestone
- Fire Mortar and Pestle
- Fire Smoking Pipe
- Fire Clay Blacksmith Anvil Mold
- Light Candle
- Light Hurricane Lantern
Where to find it (loot tables with the highest weight first):
- Safehouse Lighting (weight 20)
- Store Counter Tobacco (weight 20)
- Gas Store Special (weight 20)
- Safehouse Lighting Late (weight 8)
- School Lockers Bad (weight 8)
- Office Desk Stressed (weight 6)
- Prison Cell Random (weight 4)
- Drug Shack Misc (weight 4)
- Safehouse Food Mid (weight 4)
- Other Generic (weight 4)
- University Side Table (weight 4)
- Prison Cell Random Classy (weight 4)
- Bar Counter Misc (weight 4)
- Janitor Misc (weight 4)
- Derelict House Drugs (weight 4)
Counts as: any hasmetal, any lighter, any startfire, any lessfull.
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Related items
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Quick answers
Where do you find the Disposable Lighter in Project Zomboid?
Houses, stores, zombies.
What is the Disposable Lighter used for?
Cheap disposable lighter. BBQ and improvised battery lighters also exist.
How do you get the Disposable Lighter in Project Zomboid?
Houses, stores, zombies.
Item data from the ProjectZom item database, with stats from the Build 42 game data as published by pzfans.com and pindrop.gg.